Belle Isle List Of Projects Under Study 5-year Spending Plan Up For Vote On June 4

May 10, 1985|By Mildred A. Williams of The Sentinel Staff

BELLE ISLE — A list of projects aimed at providing better roads, sidewalks, drainage and parks in Belle Isle was considered by the city council Tuesday night during a public hearing.

The council took no formal action on the capital improvements plan that targets areas where the city will concentrate its efforts between fiscal 1985-86 and 1989-90. The plan will come before the council for final approval on June 4.

There was no citizen opposition to the plan, although some residents asked questions, said city clerk and administrator Ann Byland.

Officials have used five-year plans to identify the city's needs in the past, Byland said. However, she said, this is the first time they have agreed to allocate small amounts of money to a project every year to ensure that money is available when needed.

Money will be set aside every year for the next five years for road resurfacing, new vehicles and drainage.

The plan calls for $75,000 to be allocated in fiscal 1985-86, $100,000 in fiscal 1986-87 and $25,000 for the next three years for road resurfacing. For drainage, the plan appropriates $50,000 in fiscal 1985-86, and $10,000 in each of the next three fiscal years.

Also under the plan, $10,000 would be allocated for vehicle replacement in 1985-86, and $2,500 in each of the next four years.

In fiscal 1988-89, $250,000 would be set aside for the city to buy land for a park, if any land becomes available.

The plan also provides that $25,000 be put in the fund in fiscal 1987-88 for sidewalk improvements.